What canI do if Ireported fraud and have been subsequently harassed?
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What canI do if Ireported fraud and have been subsequently harassed?
I am working for a place that has us doing shady things. It’s a third party maintenance company working on another company’s equipment. We have to turn in billable hours and are told that, “there are things that you can do to get your time”. Basically, we are changing parts that are not broken, fabricating what is wrong with equipment, etc. If something is said, I’m sure we would be fired. Recently a boss was demoted and forced to come back and work with the rest of the mechanics. Another co-worker and I were called into the office because the main boss wanted to know about dirty stuff going on (non-related to above). For example, about people leaving without clocking out, not doing what they are supposed to, etc. We told him what was going on. Later it leaked that we told and now the other employee and I are being single out and harassed.
Asked on January 15, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
You need to seek help here. You need to report the goings on to the Department of Labor and the State Attorney General's Office. There are what is known as whistle blower statutes that protect employees from telling on their employers who are violating the law in some way. IT protects you from retaliation from the employer. It may not, though, protect you from retaliation and name calling from your fellow employees. But I think that you have that anyway now so really, it may be in your best interest to take the legal steps you need to bring the violators to light. Good luck to you.
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